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H.R. 2389: To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 2389: To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-04 · Energy · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(Sec.1)This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the West Valley Demonstration Project located in West Valley, New York. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the volumes, origins, and types of radioactive waste at the West Valley Demonstration Project and the options for disposal of such waste.

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Official text

To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] · 5 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2389, a bill to reauthorize the West Valley Demonstration Project, and for other purposes (2018-08-31)

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Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2389 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115